For example, in the article “Going to College is a Mistake for Many” by Richard Vedder, he states, "Average student loan debt rises above $25,000 and high-paying job opportunities become scarcer.” However, something to consider is that having a college degree will help individuals get into jobs that will pay off their debt and create economic and financial benefits in the long run. To start, in the article, “The ‘not everyone should go to college’ argument is classist and wrong” by Nelson Libby, she states, “Workers without a traditional college degree, but with a credential, earn more than workers with no credentials at all.” This evidence supports my claim in my first refutation that people with a college education still earn more than those without one. Having a college education or credentials in general will help individuals be able to pay off their debt quickly. Furthermore, another weakness of this counterclaim is that it does not consider the long-term benefits of college. First, in the article, “Education Pays 2007: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society” by Sandy Baum and Jennifer Ma, they state, “Students who attend institutions of higher education obtain a wide range of personal, financial, and other lifelong benefits.” This quote supports my claim that the counterargument does not consider the long-term benefits of college. This is because the quote states how higher education creates and offers students a wide variety of opportunities and benefits, financially, personally, and lifelong. In conclusion, while it is true that college creates issues such as a large amount of student-loan debt, having a college degree will help you get into a high-paying job that will pay all of it off in no